Up-Front Podcasts
Short insightful conversations that cut through the noise to help you build stronger connections with your employees and customers.
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Real-Time Communication Can Change Everything
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In this episode, Barrett Hopper, Director of Operations for Americas at MKS Instruments reveals how real-time communication can be the single most powerful way to transform frontline teams. Learn how intentional gemba walks, true round-table conversations and digital tools can build trust, empower employees to speak up and improve team performance and wellbeing.
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When was the last time you really heard your frontline team?
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Cut through corporate noise to learn what really drives better performing teams — the human connection. From lumber yards to manufacturing plants, Will Smylie, VP of Operations & Continuous Improvement at Marmon Holdings (a Berkshire Hathaway company), speaks candidly about what most leaders miss when it comes to frontline work: unseen pressures, quiet pride, and the simple tools and actions that can transform entire teams.